Country

Kenya

This nationally representative dataset shows people’s attitudes towards their country and how they use media and information. This has been analysed in this report. Scroll down to access our governance and media data.

Governance: data from 2012, 2013 and 2015 that tracks people’s views of national and local institutions, the extent to which they participate in civic life and how much they feel they can have a say in how the country is run.

Media: data from the 2015 survey that shows how people use media and information.

Key insights

78%of Kenyans feel confident in their own ability to make political decisions.

45%of adults reported frequent participation such as attending a local meeting or contacting a government official.

97%of people surveyed in 2015 said they had access to a mobile phone with 98% having access to a radio

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